~fifty-fourth breeze~

[adarkwindblows]

[accidental video post start; Vaati is standing on the roof of one of the warehouses, looking normal-ish for once.]

Damnit... it's stronger than before...

[he has his arms stretched out in front of him, facing something that can't be seen from the communicator's angle on the ground. He chants something in Minish and the wind blows even more fiercely

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[not_riku_thx]

...I told them you couldn't keep up that much magic so strong for forever.

So I guess you've lied to me a little, huh.

I've already told the Police I won't help hiding you. You have a lot of people mad at you now...and Gohl house isn't responsible for what you can't control, you've got to deal with on your own.

I know that's tricky, but I also know better than to baby anybody for their own mistakes.

And we'll all be talking at the house tonight, about if you'll stay or not.

[adarkwindblows]

Perhaps.

...I expected no less of you, Prydain. I shall reap what I have sowed.

[not_riku_thx]

I guess you've got quite a way to go before you're ready to take on any apprentices, huh.

[private]

[adarkwindblows]

Prydain...

There's no reason for me to continue living this lie. At the very least, I owe you an explanation, even if it doesn't justify my actions.

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[not_riku_thx]

Tch. Yeah, I'd sure say you do.

[private]

[adarkwindblows]

Before I came to Discedo, I was the apprentice of a famous Minish sage. I don't even remember why he picked me. I was... a terrible sorcerer. I knew all the spells and how to do them, but I just didn't have the strength to pull any of it off. All that knowledge is useless if it can't be used for anything. He was always trying to push me harder, then going off and boasting about his own magic--he never even used! He'd make all these amazing enchantments, and then they'd just collect dust and boost his reputation and ego while I remained his failure of an apprentice.

I had to prove I was worth something. I thought if I could obtain the legendary Light Force, he'd have no choice but to acknowledge me. So I stole one of his own artifacts and used it to curse him, then looked for the Force in the human world. In the end, I only obtained a fraction of it, but I thought that since a different Princess Zelda was in the city then maybe she had the same power... not that it worked anyway.I guess it doesn't really matter at this point, anyway

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[not_riku_thx]

Tch. Sounds like your teacher was a real jerk. Iroh's a hard teacher, but at least I get better with practice. It's really frustrating, when you're afraid you could be just nothing and no one, and then there's somebody else better who doesn't even- Nngh, just like Riku, doesn't even use it for anything, 'cept that Riku was afraid of it, even!

I get that, about proving yourself, but...well. Sometimes risky things work out, and sometimes they don't. You remember Zexion? Well...I killed him once, before coming here, and took his power, took his darkness. Even that wasn't enough.

The Light Force? Huh, It sounds like Kingdom Hearts, sort of, but-

So...besides the winds, what's your power do, besides...turn people into hats and shrink them small? Whenever you use it, will you turn into that heartless thing, with the eye?

[private]

[adarkwindblows]

Ezlo is... a difficult person to deal with, but I didn't have anywhere else to go. I couldn't just give up and live the rest of my life in shame.

Hm. Perhaps we are more alike after all.

The Light Force is supposedly the power of the gods themselves. Whoever holds it is granted unlimited power, if that is what they wish for.

Heartless? No, that was just a transformation spell, one of my specialties. With the combined power of Ezlo's cap and the Light Force, my power is almost limitless. It's just a matter of bending its magic to my will. I've yet to be able to test my own limits with it, unfortunately.

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[not_riku_thx]

Well I don't think testing it on anything that gets in your way was too smart a plan.

...So is it really true, what you said about just using us to get your powers back? There are plenty of people easier to be friends with about the doctors and chips than anyone at Gohl.

[private]

[adarkwindblows]

That wasn't exactly planned. It got a little out of control.

...Ah.

Well... I'd be lying if I said that wasn't part of the reason...

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[not_riku_thx]

That's what I figured, when people started asking what exactly happened to you.

...hn. I see. What's the other part of the reason?

[private]

[adarkwindblows]

That doesn't mean I lack control. The chip's effects still haven't completely worn off, that's all.

...I'm comfortable at Gohl. I see no reason to make my presence an issue.

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[not_riku_thx]

No, its not the chip. I mean how much power came all at once, yeah, that made it hard for you to get a grip on yourself as anyone else, but I'm not sure how you acted was all because of the chip.

Darkness, like the kind I use when I fight, sort of leeches to lots of power. It likes power, because it can work through it and spread into more hearts...how everyone was feeling angry and afraid when you were out there, you see. I know what its like to have it again suddenly, and not being ready to be smarter with it, just going on instinct...It'll build up in your heart, and can change the way you are to people.

I'm just saying to be careful, because you don't want to become like a heartless.

I really have to work at this too, or else I get really reckless, and...well...its not always easy for me. When I saw how you were...I guess I could have been just like that. Riku sort of was, when he took on all of the darkness. Yorda says the shadow isn't all bad, you just need to make sure it's not the power that's shaping your heart.

If we

[private]

[adarkwindblows]

...I won't. I'm better than that.

If they become a problem, I'll leave. I'll find new accommodations.

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[not_riku_thx]

Good. I hoped you'd be.

We'll see how things go...and if Umi's up for letting you off the hook for freezing her up.

[private]

[adarkwindblows]

Hmph.